Latest News and Announcements

09/21/2015 - Mac OSX 10.11/El Capitan


In preliminary testing with the next OSX update, we have found that the IDS Client (the PowerChurch Online connection software) is not compatible. We have reported the issue to the developers of the IDS Client, who are expecting a compatibility fix during the last quarter of 2015.

It is not recommended you upgrade to OSX El Capitan on computers where you will need to access PowerChurch Online during the next few months.



09/16/2015 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


Version 11.5 - 09/16/2015 Maintenance Release

A new Maintenance Release dated 09/16/2015 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 11.5.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

PowerChurch Online servers will be updated automatically overnight, so PowerChurch Online users need not take any action to receive this update.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

  • Error when backing up to a CD/DVD drive
  • Error when sending e-mail with HTML image links
  • Vanco Import - Credit card deposits in Fund Accounting are not splitting properly
  • Vanco Import - Should not allow checking account to be set as transit account


09/09/2015 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 09/09/2015 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 11.5.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

PowerChurch Online servers will be updated automatically overnight, so PowerChurch Online users need not take any action to receive this update.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Accounting

  • Fund Accounting - "All funds" option added to copy accounts from existing fund on Maintain List of Accounting Funds
  • Accounts Payable - Delete an open invoice is now recorded in Accounting Audit Log
  • Payroll - Unposted Payroll Items are now designated with an * on the Check History tab of Maintain List of Employees

Contributions

  • Check Reader screen can enter a contribution without applying to pledge
  • Vanco Payment Solutions contributions import has been completely redesigned. Press the F1 key to review Help documentation or click the ? icons on the new Import Contributions screen for more information.

Membership

  • Added unlisted designation to phones and e-mails on the Deacon Report
  • Family Members tab now available on both Integrated Data Entry and Maintain Family Mailing List
  • Added Unused Envelope Numbers and Envelope Number List reports to the list of Personal Profiles reports

General

  • Updated e-mail components for Windows 10 compatibility on some servers
  • E-mail sending report now includes bad/malformed e-mail addresses
  • Yahoo Maps is now defunct. Replaced with Google Maps as default.


08/20/2015 - PowerChurch Mailroom Update


A new service pack update has been published for the August-September edition PowerChurch Mailroom. Please follow the link below to download and install this update.

https://www.powerchurch.com/mailroom/update



07/29/2015 - Windows 10 Compatibility


PowerChurch Plus Versions 10, 11, and 11.5 are compatible with Windows 10. Other PowerChurch Software products (PowerChurch Online, Check In, Mailroom) are also compatible with Windows 10.

In the unlikely event that new compatibility issues are introduced in a Windows Update, Versions 11 and 11.5 would be updated ASAP via Maintenance Release. Version 10 is no longer under maintenance and would be removed from the compatibility list at that time.



07/23/2015 - New Training Video Series


We have just added the Custom Reports training video series to the site. Visit www.powerchurch.com/videos to watch a preview or purchase it now!



05/27/2015 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 05/27/2015 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 11.5.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

PowerChurch Online servers will be updated automatically overnight, so PowerChurch Online users need not take any action to receive this update.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Fund Accounting - Reconcile Bank Accounts

  • Negative asset balance is not calculated correctly
  • Double clicking the "Only show items dated..." option causes bad behavior

PowerChurch Today

  • Web links do not open properly in a separate browser

LifeTouch Church Directories

  • New fields added to the file export to match latest standards published by LCD.


05/26/2015 - Version 11 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 05/26/2015 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 11.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Fund Accounting

  • The View Posted Transactions screen when sorted by Transaction Description uses case sensitive sorting (A-Z, a-z)
  • When saving Balance Sheet to an Excel file, a "Warning: Data may be lost" message is shown in Office 2010 & 2013
  • "Cheque" spelling is not used on the Bank Reconciliation and Account Dependencies reports.

Accounts Receivable

  • The Maintain Open Payments screen does not warn when the accounts used will be out of balance across funds
  • The Maintain Open Invoices screen does not warn when using accounts in multiple funds

Payroll

  • After adding new time off, the selected time off type resets to the first in the list

General

  • Export to Access MDB errors when Regional & Language options are set to use comma for decimal point rather than a period
  • Can only print checks with up to six digit check number
  • Print Preview of custom check layout screen should use 9's rather than 1's due to variable width fonts


05/21/2015 - Quarterly Newsletter


The Spring 2015 issue of the PowerChurch Software newsletter was published today. If you aren't on the list, visit www.powerchurch.com/email to sign up now!

www.powerchurch.com/support/441/5/powerchurch-software-newsletter-spring-2015

View the archive here: www.powerchurch.com/newsletter



05/20/2015 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 05/20/2015 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 11.5.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

PowerChurch Online servers will be updated automatically overnight, so PowerChurch Online users need not take any action to receive this update.

The following new features were added in this release:

Fund Accounting

  • Reconcile Bank Accounts now allows credit card reconciliation
  • Account Dependencies report now includes extra dependencies (Repeating Transactions in Accounts Receivable, Unposted Transactions in Payroll, Unposted Transactions and Repeating Transactions in Fund Accounting)
  • Delete Account validation has been expanded to look through the additional dependencies listed above

General

  • The Maintain Custom Codes screens in Family Mailing List and Personal Profiles now have links to the Setup Options screens where you can change the names of the fields.
  • "Send e-mail as a test" option on the Send e-mail message to a group screens allows you to send bulk e-mails to "dummy" e-mail addresses. Your members will not receive the e-mails. This is useful in troubleshooting problems with your mail server


This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Fund Accounting

  • Next/Previous button navigation when adding a new account into multiple funds is inconsistent
  • The View Posted Transactions screen when sorted by Transaction Description uses case sensitive sorting (A-Z, a-z)
  • When saving Balance Sheet to an Excel file, a "Warning: Data may be lost" message is shown in Office 2010 & 2013

Accounts Receivable

  • The Maintain Open Payments screen does not warn when the accounts used will be out of balance across funds
  • The Maintain Open Invoices screen does not warn when using accounts in multiple funds

Payroll

  • Invalid characters in employee name will cause error in W2 e-file
  • After adding new time off, the selected time off type resets to the first in the list

General

  • "Cheque" spelling is not used on the Bank Reconciliation and Account Dependencies reports.
  • Export to Access MDB errors when Regional & Language options are set to use comma for decimal point rather than a period
  • Can only print checks with up to six digit check number
  • Print Preview of custom check layout screen should use 9's rather than 1's due to variable width fonts
  • PowerChurch Online: Saving a report to file can error and crash the IDS Client for Mac


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